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When we put our central nervous system outside
us we returned to the primal nomad state. We
have become like the most primitive paleolithic
man, once more a global information-gatherer
instead of a food-gatherer. The source of man’s
food, and wealth, and daily life from now on, is
just information. The transforming of this
information into usable products is now an
automation problem, a thing no longer calling for
the utmost division of human labor and skill.
Automation no longer calls for personnel. This
terrifies mechanical man because he does not
know what to do about the transaction that is
taking place. But the television keeps the entire